On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 07:05 -0800, Colin Brace wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to upgrade an existing F11 system to F12. However, the > installer throws up an error message: > > ---- > Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata > directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been properly generated. > > Cannot retrieve repository data (respond.xml) for respository > anaconda-InstallationRepo-200911081904-x86_64. Please verify its path and > try again. > ---- > > I've seen this the last few Fedora upgrades. As a result, I usually end up > doing the upgrade with yum. However this time I am changing architecture > (686->86_64) and would prefer to do it from the DVD, as I don't believe that > using yum to do this is supported. ---- did you verify the DVD so that it properly matches the sha256sum? Generally I burn these things at the slowest rate possible so I have least likelihood of problems in whatever cd/dvd reader I put it into. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
